Geert Claes

Current

• Director & Principal Consultant at BelAus Pty. Ltd.

Past

• Business Analyst & Information Architect at Queensland Health
• Business Analyst & Information Architect at Queensland Studies Authority (Self-employed)
• Business Analyst, Information Architect & Pre-Sales Consultant at CTG

• Business Analyst & Information Architect at Queensland Department of Employment and Training (Self-employed)
• Technical Designer & Senior Analyst Programmer at EDS (Self-employed)
• Senior Analyst Programmer at Prowess Development (Self-employed)
• Consultant & Instructor at Sybase
• Senior Analyst Programmer at European Experts
• Analyst Programmer at Cegeka
• Analyst Programmer at FICS
• Cook at Ristorante Piazza

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Education

• Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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Geert Claes’s Summary

• Senior ICT Professional with extensive international experience;
• Excellent communicator with the business as well as technical experts;
• Comprehensive knowledge of industry and open source software solutions;
• Firm advocate of an agile user-centered design approach;
• Graphical, work proud, with an eye for detail;

Career Summary:
Started career as a Software Developer. Gradually moved to more senior positions taking on the responsibility for the System Architecture and Design, mentoring junior programmers, consultancy and teaching. Gained experience as an IT Advisor, Pre-Sales Consultant and Business Analyst giving Strategic Advice and responsible for Proposals, Business Analysis, Business Process (Re-)Engineering, Functional Specification, Work Flow Design and User Interface Design.

Geert Claes’s Specialties:

Business Analysis, System Design, Information Architecture, Work Flow Design, User Interface Design, IT Advisory, Open Source Advice

Geert Claes’s Experience

• Director & Principal Consultant

  BelAus Pty. Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  February 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

• Business Analyst & Information Architect

  Queensland Health

  (Government Agency; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  March 2008 — July 2009 (1 year 5 months)

  BreastScreen Queensland project implementing new digital mammography equipment (CR & DR Mammography as well as a state-wide PACS) across Queensland;
  • Analyse and document Business Processes and Business Requirements;
  • Analyse and document System Requirements (including digital reading of mammography images);
  • User-Centered design using Wireframes, Screen Mock-ups and Workflow diagrams
  
  Endoscopy & BowelScreen Queensland project implementing new COTS product across Queensland;
  • Analyse and document workflow to identify equipment requirements

• Business Analyst & Information Architect

  Queensland Studies Authority (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Government Administration industry)

  October 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  • Map business processes to the strategic plan, policies and procedures;
  • Analyse, (re-)engineer & document business processes;
  • Analyse and document Business Requirements;
  • User-Centered design using Wireframes, Screen Mock-ups and Workflow diagrams.

• Business Analyst, Information Architect & Pre-Sales Consultant

  CTG

  (Public Company; CTG; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  • Analyse, (re-)engineer & document business processes.
  • Assess and analyse business cases, create proposals and prepare and present advise to clients.
  • Define vision of the solution and (re-)engineer business processes.
  • Gather system & user requirements through workshops with business users.
  • User-Centered design using Wireframes, Screen Mock-ups and Workflow diagrams.

• Business Analyst & Information Architect

  Queensland Department of Employment and Training (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Government Administration industry)

  October 2003 — April 2005 (1 year 7 months)

  • Working with senior management and business users to map out the current business processes and re-engineer or streamline these processes where required.
  • Gather and document requirements for new or redeveloped ICT systems to support the business processes.
  • Manage projects and the collaboration between the business users and the ICT solution provider.
  • Create and present Business Cases to get project funding.
  • Advise the business of possible ICT solutions and ensure the ICT solution provider presents a realistic quote.
  • Work with the newly established Office of the CIO to establish departmental standards and methodologies.

• Technical Designer & Senior Analyst Programmer

  EDS (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; WBC; Banking industry)

  July 2002 — June 2003 (1 year)

  • Technical analysis and design of software components using UML.
  • Develop system framework
  • Mentored and delegated work to junior developers.

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  Prowess Development (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2000 — April 2002 (1 year 10 months)

  Software services for Pinpoint Marketing

• Consultant & Instructor

  Sybase

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

  May 1998 — June 2000 (2 years 2 months)

• Senior Analyst Programmer

  European Experts

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 1997 — May 1998 (1 year 1 month)

• Analyst Programmer

  Cegeka

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  January 1997 — May 1997 (5 months)

• Analyst Programmer

  FICS

  (Privately Held; Investment Banking industry)

  September 1995 — January 1997 (1 year 5 months)

• Cook

  Ristorante Piazza

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Hospitality industry)

  October 1991 — October 1995 (4 years 1 month)

  Whilst studying my IT degree I worked in an Italian restaurant. I started of as a simple Kitchen Hand but I quickly started to prepare more and more dishes until I was able to cook the entire menu and run the kitchen.

Geert Claes’s Education

• Provinciale Hogeschool Limburg

  Ba , Applied Informatics , 1992 — 1995

  This school was previously known as PHHI and is located in Hasselt, Belgium.

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Geert Claes’s Interests:

Professional: Information Architecture & User Experience Design (IA & UxD), Education & Training Personal: Wining & Dining, Mountain Biking, Football (the global game), Rugby Union (as a spectator), Snowboarding

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